Job summary
We are offering a great
opportunity for a new colleague to join our join our dynamic and responsive
team who are committed to providing accessible, high-quality healthcare. Church
Street Medical is a thriving practice set in the historic riverside town of
Tewkesbury Our commitment to our patients is demonstrated by our organisation
being one of the first to recruit Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and
Paramedics who support our team in the surgery. We continue to invest in a
broad range of new technologies to support the delivery of primary healthcare
in these busy times
Main duties of the job
Who are we?
Church Street is part of Inspire
Healthcare who has five practice sites across Cheltenham, Tewkesbury &
Cirencester. We currently employ 26 doctors, 35 nurses and over 50 non-clinical
staff to care for our 34,000 patients -with our list sizes growing every day!.
We have embraced a multi-disciplinary
approach to our provision care and our clinical team includes, among others,
pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, paramedics (who support our home
visiting services), social prescribers, mental health workers, physician
associates, advanced nurse practitioners and urgent care practitioners.
We have five partners working
across our sites and several salaried GP Associates, typically providing six
sessions each per week. We look after several nursing homes and a community
hospital.
For more information, please
visit our website www.inspire-healthcare.co.uk.
About us
Benefits of working
with us include,
An extremely competitive salary that is linked
to experience
An opportunity to work on site, or to work
remotely to fit in with your family life
NHS Pension and indemnity paid for as part of
the employment benefits
Educational support and membership of NB
Medical Plus to enhance your PDP
Regular protected learning events within the
Inspire Organisation
An opportunity to be a clinical lead for
Inspire in a preferred specialty (for additional salary)
Annual leave and study leave in line with the
BMA contact
Being part of an energetic training
organisation that is at the forefront of primary care in Gloucestershire
Job description
Job responsibilities
SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting,
ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities - In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self
available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations
and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with
queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols,
developing care plans for health.
- Providing counselling and health education.
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as
appropriate.
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements. Delivering enhanced services. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written
prescriptions whenever possible). Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is
clinically appropriate
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
Job description
Job responsibilities
SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting,
ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities - In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self
available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations
and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with
queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols,
developing care plans for health.
- Providing counselling and health education.
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as
appropriate.
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements. Delivering enhanced services. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written
prescriptions whenever possible). Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is
clinically appropriate
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum MRCGP
- Be registered on the GMC register (with no advisories)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum MRCGP
- Be registered on the GMC register (with no advisories)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
